TOPIC: THE MILITARY AFFECTING ONE’S MENTAL HEALTH You agree that the m
TOPIC: THE MILITARY AFFECTING ONE'S MENTAL HEALTH
You agree that the military affects one's mental health so you will persuade your audience on this issue and support your stance with credible evidence.
For this assignment, you have traditional and creative options. Choose what will challenge your writing and what would be appropriate for your topic and field:
- Traditional 5 paragraph essay with 1 paragraph introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and 1 paragraph conclusion.
- Op-ed newspaper article.
- Blog post.
Guidelines:
In order to persuade the audience to accept the position you are advocating in this paper, you will use different kinds of appeals:
- ethos (which involves the credibility of the speaker, writer, or authority being cited);
- logos (which involves facts, statistics, and logic); and
- pathos (which involves emotions).
A good persuasive argument uses credible sources, objective evidence, and emotional “hooks” to make use of logos, ethos, and pathos respectively.
Be sure your thesis statement is very clear. It should be a single complete sentence, including both a subject and a predicate, that combine to make claim. Example: “The USA should be more competitive in establishing a presence on Mars.”
Your introduction paragraph should include a “hook” to grab the reader's attention. The thesis statement is typically seen in the first paragraph. Your body paragraphs will support the thesis. You should use credible sources and cite them according to the style of your discipline. Your conclusion should reiterate the strongest points from your paper and give the audience something to consider, moving forward.
Requirements:
- PURPOSE: To persuade
- AUDIENCE: The applicable audience for the type of document you've chosen to write.
- LENGTH: 500 – 750 words (Times New Roman font)
- SOURCES: A minimum of 3 from a professional journal or organization
- FORMAT: APA
Use only third person (he/she/they) for a more professional tone. Avoid first person (I, my, us, we) and second person (you and your) in your essay.
ENGL110
Essay Rubric
Proficient
Skilled
Developing
Novice
Score
Essay Setup
5%
Paper is formatted in
perfect MLA, APA, or Chicago style (margins, spacing, header, etc.).
1-2 Errors in
formatting exist.
3-4 Errors in
formatting exist.
Inconsistent
formatting or no discernible pattern.
Introduction
10%
Introduction is engaging, properly introduces the thesis statement, and is well
developed.
Introduction is engaging and relates to the thesis but is too
short or missing elements that connect it organically to
the thesis.
Introduction is mildly engaging, somewhat relates to the thesis, too short,
and is missing elements that connect it organically to the thesis.
Introduction is not engaging or related to the thesis. No serious
attempt.
Thesis
10%
Thesis clearly articulates the position, scope, and specific elements that
will be covered in the essay.
Thesis articulates the position, scope, and specific
elements that will be covered in the essay with some challenges in wording/focus.
Thesis is attempted but has issues with clarity.
Thesis is irrelevant, unclear, too narrow, or too broad. No serious
attempt.
Topic
Sentences
10%
All body paragraphs’ topic sentences coordinate closely with the thesis.
All body paragraphs’ topic sentences
coordinate loosely with the
thesis, or most of the topic sentences relate directly.
Body paragraphs’ topic sentences are generic or indirectly
connected with thesis.
Characterized by weak transitions.
Weak transitions and indirect connections
characterize poorly-constructed
topic sentences.
Body
Paragraphs
15%
All body paragraphs are well developed. All sentences support their respective topic sentences.
Body
paragraphs are fairly developed. Most sentences support their respective topic
sentences.
Only one body
paragraph is developed. Some sentences support their respective topic sentences.
Body paragraphs
are present but are too short and do not support their respective topic sentences.
Grammar
20%
There are no grammatical errors.
1-2 grammatical errors/patterns present, but they do not
hinder readability of text.
3-5 grammatical errors/patterns present; mild disruption of readability of text.
6 or more grammatical errors present that disrupt understanding of
text.
Conclusion
10%
Conclusion is
effective, paraphrases
the thesis, and is
well developed.
Conclusion is
effective and paraphrases the thesis but is too short.
Conclusion is mildly
effective, somewhat paraphrases the thesis, and is too short.
Conclusion is not
effective, does
not paraphrase the
thesis, and is too
short.
In-text
Citations
10%
Signal phrases and parenthetical
references (when
required) indicate clearly when the ideas, constructions, methods, or “exact” words of others are
used. All are formatted according to citation style.
Signal phrases and
parenthetical
references are generally, but not perfectly, used according to appropriate
citation style.
Signal phrases or parenthetical
references are
attempted but inconsistent; may not be formatted to align with citation style.
Signal phrases and parenthetical
references are
lacking and don’t align with citation style.
References or
Works Cited
10%
Students correctly and appropriately
used requisite number of resources from APUS library and professional organizations.
1-3 Errors are present, but
student used requisite number of resources from APUS library
and professional
organizations.
4 or more errors are present, or
student did not use requisite number of resources from APUS library and professional
organizations.
Excessive formatting errors,
and student did not use requisite number of resources from APUS library and
professional
organizations.
Total
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